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← Middlesbrough Foodbank

2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date
**From ** **01 ** **04 ** 2024 To 31
03		 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Middlesbrough Foodbank

Other names charity is known by

1151665 Charity's principal address 14-15 Newport Way Cannon Park Middlesbrough Postcode TS1 5JW ~~a~~

Registered charity number (if any) 1151665

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Alan Proudler Chair
Richard Jones Treasurer
Pat O’Connor
Chris Kelly Until 20/04/24
Peter Jackson
Paul McGrath
Catherine Murray
Ian Lund From 12/04/24
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Not applicable
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Not applicable

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed by existing trustees, generally for a 3-year term, Trustee selection methods selected from churches in the Middlesbrough area that provide support to (eg. appointed by, elected by) the Middlesbrough Foodbank.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Middlesbrough Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust Foodbank network, You may choose to include and works in partnership with local churches and organisations. additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

The objective of Middlesbrough Foodbank is the prevention or relief of poverty to people in need in Middlesbrough and the surrounding areas.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Middlesbrough Foodbank provides three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food to people in crisis. Vouchers are issued via frontline professionals, including doctors, health visitors, social workers, Citizens Advice Bureau staff, welfare officers, the police and probation officers. Vouchers can then be exchanged for food at various distribution centres across Middlesbrough.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. In particular, we are seeking to ensure that our vouchers are available via a suitable range of organisations and that we provide a network of food distribution centres across Middlesbrough so that our services are accessible to the people in need.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Middlesbrough Foodbank relies on the work done by volunteers who help at the warehouse, at distribution points, and during special supermarket collection days. These volunteers are generally members of a variety of churches across Middlesbrough, and we are grateful for the support of the volunteers and our partner churches.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Middlesbrough Foodbank complies with the code of practice for ethical fundraising issued by the Fundraising Regulator. We do not use the services of professional fundraisers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Middlesbrough Foodbank was set up in 2012, and became a registered charity on 17[th] April 2013. In the year from April 2024 to March 2025, we fed 14,412 people, including 10,159 adults and 4,253 children, a slight decrease from the previous year We have active voucher holders in around 130 organisations, though many only issue a handful of vouchers per year. The main issuers were Revenues & Benefits Service (20%), the debt advice service that we run with Salvation Army (12%), Middlesbrough Recovery Solutions (9%), New Walk CIC (7%), DePaul UK (4%), Community Ventures (4%), CFO Activity Hub (3%) and Middlesbrough Probation Service (2%).

All food given out is donated by local people or purchased using monetary donations. In the year from April 2024 to March 2025, 108 tonnes of food were distributed (slightly lower than the previous year). Food donations from the public remain low, and food costs have increased. This year we spent £115,185 purchasing food and other groceries, almost identical to the previous year. We have started ordering a monthly bulk delivery from the Aldi distribution warehouse, though we still need to supplement this from other sources for certain items. We have a network of food distribution centres across the town We continue to ensure we have a centre open on each weekday: • St Barnabas Church, Linthorpe (Mondays) • Grove Hill Methodist Church (Tuesdays) • Coulby Newham Baptist Church (Wednesdays) • Church of Ascension, Berwick Hills (Wednesday) • Middlesbrough Community Church, Gresham (Thursdays) • St Thomas More, Beechwood (Thursdays) • Holy Trinity Church, North Ormesby (Fridays) Each distribution centre welcomes people into a hospitable environment, with a chance for people to chat and be signposted to other relevant support organisations.

These distribution centres are supplied with food from our depot at 14-15 Newport Way, Cannon Park, Middlesbrough.

We continue to employ Tracey Godfrey-Harrison as project manager and Martin Gibson as part time warehouse supervisor. A team of around a hundred volunteers work at the warehouse and distribution centres, as well as helping out at food collections. We are very grateful for all they have done.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

We aim to manage our finances so that we have between 3 and 6 months of reserves in order to meet our financial obligations – primarily the costs of employing a project manager, running a van, and rental of our warehouse space.

Not applicable.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Middlesbrough Foodbank has been supported financially by donations from individuals, churches and companies across the region, and by grant-making organisations. Sixty-three individuals, three churches, one company and one organisation make regular donations by standing order, totalling £28,380. £43,090 was donated via our web page and the Stewardship service.

Many other people and organisations have made one-off donations. We are grateful to all our donors for their support. The larger donations from other individuals and organisations this year were:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date		 RP Jones A Proudler
Richard Jones Alan Proudler

Treasurer		 Chair of trustees
22/01/26
22/01/26

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CC16a
01/04/2024
31/03/2025
1151665
Middlesbrough Foodbank
Receipts and payments accounts
To
For the period
from
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations:
-
-
-
-
-
- From individuals
88,036
600
-
88,636
99,212
- From churches
13,433
-
-
13,433
8,845
- From Middlesbrough Council
30,000
-
-
30,000
41,000
- From companies /grant-makingorganisations
25,154
16,184
-
41,338
75,159
Bank interest
9,606
-
-
9,606
7,032
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)166,229
16,784
-
183,013
231,248
~~=——====>=~~
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
Nil
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts
166,229
16,784
-
183,013
231,248
~~S565~~
A3 Payments
Building (rental,maintenance,cleaning)
36,205
-
-
36,205
42,141
Insurance(included in 'Building'previously)
2,002
-
-
2,002
-
Equipment(office/warehouse and uniforms)
2,992
-
-
2,992
9,757
Pay/ tax / NI /pension for staff
50,392
-
-
50,392
42,675
Consumables(previouslyknown as 'Stationery')
1,162
-
-
1,162
516
Utilities(phone,broadband,alarm)
14,013
-
-
14,013
14,283
Vehicle (lease/purchase, maintenance, insurance, tax,
fuel) (fuel was previously itemised separately)
2,809
-
-
2,809
28,142
Personnel(inc trainingand volunteer meetings)
1,446
-
-
1,446
1,790
Food
113,935
1,250
-
115,185
116,598
Other (Trussell Trust annual fee, plus
banking/accounting charges, plus debt advice project)
889
32,068
-
32,957
858
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total 225,845
33,318
-
259,163
256,761
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see
table)
Nil
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
- -
Total payments
225,845
33,318
-
259,163
256,761
Net of receipts/(payments)
- 59,615
- 16,534
- - 76,149
- 25,513
A5 Transfers between funds
-
- -
-
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
297,814
16,534
-
314,348
339,861
Cash funds this year end
238,198
-
- 238,198
314,348
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

23/01/2026

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the
trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s
own use
B1 Cash funds		 Office furniture
Trollies
Details
Nil
Details
Van
IT equipment
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Gift Aid to be reclaimed
Details
Details
Shelving
Scales
Pallet lifter
Current account, Co-operative Bank
Pending deposits to current account
Petty cash
Deposit account
A Proudler
Signature
RP Jones
Bills received but not yet paid		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
58,360
-
177,638
-
2,100
-
100
-
238,198
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
6,400
240
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
21,700
Unrestricted
6,453
Unrestricted
4,980
Unrestricted
475
Unrestricted
268
Unrestricted
72
Unrestricted
797
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
Unrestricted
5,620
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Richard Jones
Alan Proudler		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
11,000
600
2,000
60
160
10
638
-
-
When due
(optional)
01 April 2025
Date of
approval
RP Jones Richard Jones 22/01/2026
A Proudler Alan Proudler 22/01/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

23/01/2026

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl members of f.h.Lrsl' Middlesbrough Foodbank On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charity no (if any) 1151665 Set out on pages 1-2 receipts and payments accounts 1-5 trustees annual report for the year I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('Yhe Trust.) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and As the charity Irustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the ACV.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direclions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my gttention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's stst8mant I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in Gonnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Lee Harris Bsc (Hons) FCCA Relevant professional qualification{8) or body (if any): FCCA Address: 43 Conisliffe Road Darlington, Co. Durham DL3 7EH IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. None IER October 2018